Winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.7408 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.7408 °C
Change on year
down 125.0%
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.96 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.11 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe is -0.7408 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 125.0% on the previous year and down 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.96 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.11 °C, in 1955.
Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4593 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.99 °C | +333.4% |
| 1942 | -2.62 °C | +31.6% |
| 1943 | -1.94 °C | -26.1% |
| 1944 | -2.11 °C | +9.2% |
| 1945 | -1.92 °C | -9.3% |
| 1946 | -0.9912 °C | -48.3% |
| 1947 | -2.59 °C | +161.0% |
| 1948 | -1.07 °C | -58.5% |
| 1949 | -1.19 °C | +10.8% |
| 1950 | 2.73 °C | -329.6% |
| 1951 | 1.88 °C | -31.0% |
| 1952 | -1.26 °C | -167.0% |
| 1953 | -1.86 °C | +47.2% |
| 1954 | -2.21 °C | +18.6% |
| 1955 | -3.11 °C | +41.1% |
| 1956 | -2.59 °C | -16.8% |
| 1957 | -1.37 °C | -47.1% |
| 1958 | -1.83 °C | +33.6% |
| 1959 | -1.12 °C | -38.9% |
| 1960 | -0.7986 °C | -28.6% |
| 1961 | -0.9612 °C | +20.4% |
| 1962 | -2.27 °C | +136.0% |
| 1963 | -1.04 °C | -54.0% |
| 1964 | -2.31 °C | +121.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8214 °C | -135.5% |
| 1966 | -0.1203 °C | -114.6% |
| 1967 | -0.6206 °C | +415.8% |
| 1968 | -1.21 °C | +95.3% |
| 1969 | -2.74 °C | +126.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1428 °C | -105.2% |
| 1971 | -0.4737 °C | -431.7% |
| 1972 | 1.89 °C | -498.1% |
| 1973 | -2.8 °C | -248.3% |
| 1974 | -2.33 °C | -16.7% |
| 1975 | -1.6 °C | -31.1% |
| 1976 | -0.353 °C | -78.0% |
| 1977 | -1.44 °C | +307.6% |
| 1978 | -2.13 °C | +47.8% |
| 1979 | -1.76 °C | -17.2% |
| 1980 | -0.8422 °C | -52.2% |
| 1981 | -0.0789 °C | -90.6% |
| 1982 | 1.33 °C | -1781.0% |
| 1983 | -0.4977 °C | -137.5% |
| 1984 | -0.9444 °C | +89.8% |
| 1985 | -1.06 °C | +12.5% |
| 1986 | -0.6867 °C | -35.4% |
| 1987 | -0.2736 °C | -60.2% |
| 1988 | -0.9604 °C | +251.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3269 °C | -134.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4068 °C | +24.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1268 °C | -131.2% |
| 1992 | -0.0833 °C | -34.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1261 °C | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6152 °C | -587.7% |
| 1995 | -1 °C | -262.6% |
| 1996 | -0.3966 °C | -60.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8512 °C | -314.7% |
| 1998 | -1.54 °C | -280.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0893 °C | -105.8% |
| 2000 | -0.7996 °C | -995.9% |
| 2001 | -0.519 °C | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4001 °C | -177.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3914 °C | -2.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2794 °C | -171.4% |
| 2005 | -1.46 °C | +422.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4 °C | -195.7% |
| 2007 | -2.28 °C | -262.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2285 °C | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4208 °C | -284.1% |
| 2010 | -0.4879 °C | -215.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0652 °C | -113.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0582 °C | -10.6% |
| 2013 | -0.2128 °C | -465.3% |
| 2014 | -0.298 °C | +40.1% |
| 2015 | 2.47 °C | -927.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4486 °C | -81.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2186 °C | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 °C | +461.7% |
| 2019 | 1.94 °C | +57.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7526 °C | -138.8% |
| 2021 | 1.36 °C | -280.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0446 °C | -103.3% |
| 2023 | 1.16 °C | -2698.7% |
| 2024 | 2.96 °C | +155.0% |
| 2025 | -0.7408 °C | -125.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.7408 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.7408 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2698.7% | -0.0446 °C | 1.16 °C |
| 1982 | +1781.0% | -0.0789 °C | 1.33 °C |
| 2000 | -995.9% | 0.0893 °C | -0.7996 °C |
| 2015 | +927.4% | -0.298 °C | 2.47 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.69 °C | -2.62 °C | -0.4593 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.07 °C | -3.11 °C | 2.73 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.13 °C | -2.74 °C | 0.8214 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.09 °C | -2.8 °C | 1.89 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3694 °C | -1.06 °C | 1.33 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1311 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.8512 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2953 °C | -2.28 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5423 °C | -0.4879 °C | 2.47 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.656 °C | -0.7526 °C | 2.96 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 183 Guinea-Bissau -0.6203 °C compare
- 184 Mozambique -0.637 °C compare
- 185 Eswatini -0.6507 °C compare
- 187 Gambia -0.7792 °C compare
- 188 South Sudan -0.8369 °C compare
- 189 Senegal -1.05 °C compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe was -0.7408 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.11 °C in 1955.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 130.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.